The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-09

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nations, when injected beneath the skin OF
"A rabbit give rise to malaral fever CORE
spending with the ordinary paludal tcycrs to
which man is subject
| see no reason tn modify the opinion here
expressed, Notwithstanding the Endorsement
given by tohn to the results announced by
Schioyuyyi These researches relating "a
| organisms in the air and water and expert
| mcnts ON rabbits, especially in the hands Of
an inexperienced investigator, cannot have
any great scientific value In the clucidaton
Of an geological problem. The sources of
possible error arr too numerous, and the
| method is in any case inadequate for the
| complete solution ui the problem. IL is
| essential that the infectious agent, especially
one 81 easily demonstrated us this bacillus,
he proved Ia hc present IN the blood or It's
| sues Of mnlarinl fever patients, and In the
| absence Of such proof, experiments on rnh-
bits aud researches In the air of mnlnrial
regions can have but little weight II may
well hc that in the swampy districts Of warm
| climates, where malarial fcVcrs prevail, one
| ar more species of bacillus will bc found In
! the air or In the water which arr absent
from the drcr air aud running waters oi non
/ mnlariuus uplauds, but this Is simply an
! interesting fact in natural history rclut-
! ing To the distribution uf organisms Of this
! class, and 10y itself cannot be- accorded any
value In consideration oi the important
| question Of Ctiulugy The method Of ~
search pursued 10y lAycmn, 10y Marchinlaya
! aud cell, by Councilman aud hy OslCr h the
| true one, aud none ui these gentlemen have
! encountered the bacillus uf klchS and
! Tumas,i. Cudclli In their extended r.
searches. On the other hand, they arr in ac.
| cord Us to the presence iu the blood NJ u pc.
culiar nagcllalc organism, aud of certain
! spherical and ,rysccutir bodies, which are hC-
liCNcd tu represent different -tlvps Ia the life
history NJ this iuiusorium.
II time permitted, would be- glad "a con.
| tinuc thi, rvyicW uf the recent prpgrc,, made
Ia the interesting field IN which have been
for some time an enthusiastic worker but
| your patience would be- exhausted long be-.
lorc could reach the cnd ul the story,
The importance attnrhcdhy the profession
to studies uf the nature of these referred to
| h. well stated iu recent editorial iu the
| London Lancet, relating a. the International
| hygicuic congress recently assembled Ht
! Vienna. The editor says THE Vienna
meeting will serve the purpose ot indicating
the necessity uf skilled investigation ol the
causes Of disease, nud of encouraging states.
men tn rely upon work ui this character
| rather than upon collective opinion.
The excellent work which n carried On iu
the continental laboratories has uuduuht
cdly had IL effect In teaching the value ri
exact knowledge. but thcw was none IN,
less too great desire ut Vienna to rccod 10y
| resolution the opinion II numbers, nripl.
lees IT their fitness Ia exercise any proper
judgment upon the points at issue.
Before concluding my address II becomes
my snd duty tn remind yuu uf the LOSSES
which our brotherhood ui sunitnrlns hus
sustained during the past year, tu speak NJ
those whose voice viii M murc be- heard
among ~, who have joined the great army
1T the dead. Happily Tor ~, they have lclt
I II. s..I Al.
and earnest words spoken In behalf uf their
fellow men. Their names arr not simply
recorded IN the lit 1T our members, but
also IN our hearts, aud o permanent rcurl
81 their contributions tu sauiiufN -riruuv
will be- found iu the papers a. which their
names are attached, which nrv contained iu
the volume ~ our transactions.
Iuhupply. the lst contains the names NJ
several NJ our most highly esteemed mem.
bcr. A. the committee ~ neurology will
make q rcI,Dri ior publication In our annual
volume, In which the important facts rlai
| ing a. the lives aud services ~ thrsc deceased
members will BE- stated, shall content my
solf NJ the present time with the mcrr men.
ton ~ their names:
The lion Erptus brooks died at West
| New Brighton, staten island. y " Nu,rm.
Der -. iS,G. in the seventy .sr'uud year III
his ngr. Dr. Joseph Gibbons Richard ~.
professor NJ hygiene IN the medical depart
inrut ~ the University uf Pennsylvania. uud
member II the board NJ health ui Flilndcl.
pltin. died II appplrNy. iu that city, Nuyym.
brr 49, 1880, iu the hnyhr.t year ~ hi.
aye, Dr. John T. Gray superintendent II the
New York state lunalr asylum, nc Utica.
died November ~. 1886, nt thr asylum iu
that city.
Dr. Joseph g. Hutchinson, l.. l.. D.. n
BROOKLYN, y. Y, died NJ pneumonia July
a., t,,1. llr was born IN OLD franklin, Mo.
in is7.
Rev. John H. Bcuslc.s, chaplain In tho
United States navy died 90 hi, station uu
board q government ship. the brooklyn
while stationed ut some chinese port in July
1851.
d. Edward ". Gc-mcr. o. member and cs.
president ~ the Pennsylvania State board NJ
health, and health officer uf tho city ~ ln,
! for fifteen Year. died nt hIs home August
=, Iss1, aged hny.iuur years
DR. oscar FHllDu Fu,soit NJ s. Adams
VI. died july - lss1
Dr. v II. 1alialprru, SECRETARY IT the Gpur
pia Fllto board ul health in former years
nvrd ffty.fuur years
Nicholas Jones, member " beard ~ health
riii.buIp Pa, died May H. ls'7t ngcd sixty
five YEAR.
Dr. William Stephenson Robertson. pref
dent ~ the State board Oi health ~ Iowa
died at his home in Mul,ntiur, Ia. January
~ 1857, IN the fnysiNlh year ~ his age.
, Dr. George Eur uf Newport ~ j. died
July T. iss3, Uf heart disease, aged foriy.iyc
Aud nov. gentlemen ~ the American
, public health association. having already pN
crcdrd the limits which had intended Il
r place uIuu the length n my ndlrs- moth
iur remains but ~ thank you for the kuf
patience with which you have listened 4.
+ me. and iur the high honor which you ron
icrrrd upon me 90 Toronto in Clrutiug m,
/ | your president Tor the present meeting
Dr. Thornton said that be- had been irc
! qucnily asked whether ladies would b,
. admitted 10 the meetings, and hc tool
pleasure IN saving that their prc@nc,
: would b. greatly appreciated by all of Nv,
members lie also announced that DR.
JoscuL Holt. oi Now Orleans, would io
morrow night deliver nn address "a IN,
/ convention aud citizens Of Memphis "
/ the subject Of quarantine Ia the Mississippi
= valley.
d Just NJ the convention was about 10 ad
. ioun until this morning ut ~ o'clock, DR.
. Reeves, Of Wheeling, W Va. said that h,
b had lately learned that the reason DR.
Thomas +. Wood, oi North Carolina, ON,
Of the most prominent members Of thl
: association. WIS detained NJ home was OF
. account Of serious sickness, from whicl
his death might be- hourly expected, an,
I lac thought II appropriate Tor the conycn
e ton TO send him message Oi sympath